School completion in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: School completion was 96.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.11
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
94th
of 165 countries
All-time high
96.11
in 2025
All-time low
56.13
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Dominican Republic, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Dominican Republic stood at 96.11. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Dominican Republic peaked at 96.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.13, in 1981.
Dominican Republic ranks 94th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 56.13 | — |
| 1982 | 56.56 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 57.03 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 57.46 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 57.86 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 58.18 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 58.49 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 58.7 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.02 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.49 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.12 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 61.05 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 62.3 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 63.77 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 65.28 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 66.69 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 68.01 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 69.16 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 70.22 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 71.24 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 72.36 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 73.43 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 74.57 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 75.63 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.76 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.94 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.19 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 80.52 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.98 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 83.48 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.96 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 86.42 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.87 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 89.25 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 90.43 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.44 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.31 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.02 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.64 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.14 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.58 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 95 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.36 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.74 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 96.11 | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 96.11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 96.11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.71 | 56.13 | 59.02 | 9 |
| 1990s | 64.61 | 59.49 | 70.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.36 | 71.24 | 81.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.28 | 83.48 | 93.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.15 | 94.14 | 96.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.19 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Dominican Republic?
- School completion in Dominican Republic was 96.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 96.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.13 in 1981.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for school completion?
- Dominican Republic ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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